#ProdChat – 06/24/2015 – Graphic, Photo & Video Editing
On June 24, 2015, #ProdChat discussed the topic, Graphic, Photo & Video Editing, and we chatted about productive ways and the variety of tools used when doing graphic layout, photo and video editing. Enjoy the conversation!. Watch the slideshow to see what the productivity enthusiasts on #ProdChat had to say about graphic, photo & video editing. Enjoy!
Questions:
- Q1: How often and how do you get graphics layout (documents)? #prodchat
- Q2: What tools, techniques and tricks have you used to get documents designed? #prodchat
- Q3: What kind of photo editing, and where do you usually need to use your photos? Personally or professionally? #prodchat
- Q4: What photo editing tools are you using? What tips and tricks do you have for photo editing? #prodchat
- Q5: Do you do any videos for home or work? How often do you publish video? How often would you if it was easier? #prodchat
- Q6: What video tools are available to edit video? What are some resources and techniques for video editing? #prodchat
Picture tweets:
Raw transcript:
| User | Tweet | Time B |
| rsidneysmith | Welcome to #ProdChat, the weekly chat for productivity enthusiasts! http://t.co/C40vBakDrB http://t.co/0fqnxI6Vml | 25/06/2015 01:01:03 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith good evening! welcome back! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:02:00 |
| rsidneysmith | Today on #ProdChat we’re discussing “Graphic, Photo & Video Editing” Join us! http://t.co/ESJHzToJ82 | 25/06/2015 01:02:06 |
| rsidneysmith | @macbikegeek Hey, Lee! Good to see you! How’re you? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:02:25 |
| rsidneysmith | So, let’s start! In a tweet, introduce yourself. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:03:04 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith Great, thanks! Wasn’t going to make it but it was an interesting, most non-linear day. So this is my treat. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:03:16 |
| rsidneysmith | What’s one productivity success you’ve had over the past week? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:04:02 |
| rsidneysmith | Please add #prodchat to tweets. Questions will come as Q1, Q2, Q3. Answer A1, A2, A3, for readability! | 25/06/2015 01:04:04 |
| rsidneysmith | @macbikegeek Well, glad you could make it! I’m not sure it will be a large crowd as we just returned, but interesting nonetheless. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:04:32 |
| rsidneysmith | Q1: How often and how do you do graphics layout (documents, flyers, etc.)? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:05:06 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith A1 at least monthly flyers for our houseconcert series. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:06:42 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith Lee Herman, GTD practitioner, Mac enthusiast, computer consultant @SASsoftware (all ideas my own), geek, bicyclist #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:07:35 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith success: doing daily reviews almost daily, working on mega reset weekly review getting all clear #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:08:23 |
| rsidneysmith | A1: All kinds of document layout for clients as well as event flyers. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:08:37 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith A1b a little bit online, too, though it’s very basic. also HTML in MailChimp for house concert emails. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:09:55 |
| rsidneysmith | Q2: What tools, techniques and tricks have you used to get documents designed? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:10:05 |
| rsidneysmith | @macbikegeek that’s definitely an area people need to handle also when it comes to document layout! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:10:40 |
| rsidneysmith | A2: I rely on StockLayouts .com and other templates I’ve created over the years to consolidate my workflows. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:11:14 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith A2: my high-end pricey layout software: Apple Pages in layout mode. MailChimp HTML. Use previous one as template. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:11:39 |
| rsidneysmith | @macbikegeek I go back and forth between Adobe InDesign, Scribus (open source), LibreOffice (open source), and Word. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:12:29 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith templates are really key for ongoing or repeated things on a schedule #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:12:47 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith forgot about work: Word documents/templates from company brand site, both as is and with my prior topic content #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:14:10 |
| rsidneysmith | @macbikegeek Absolutely! I’ve created templates for every kind of document (letterhead, business cards and such) for printing. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:14:27 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith I don’t need InDesign for what I do at work, Pages is better for my own stuff than Word. Have to look at Scribes. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:15:35 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith I don’t need InDesign for what I do at work, Pages is better for my own stuff than Word. Have to look at Scribes. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:15:35 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith oops, Scribus #spellcheck #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:16:08 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith though scribes would be good – talk about a personal assistant! 😉 #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:16:46 |
| MultiplyingGood | Thanks for that tip @rsidneysmith. @canva comes in handy at times too. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:17:02 |
| rsidneysmith | @macbikegeek I have not used Pages enough, but I definitely need to spend more time with it. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:17:23 |
| rsidneysmith | @MultiplyingGood @canva I’ve definitely used Canva for photo editing and design, but not documents…yet! Great app! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:18:23 |
| rsidneysmith | @MultiplyingGood @canva And, welcome, Mark, back to #prodchat! How’re you today? | 25/06/2015 01:18:52 |
| rsidneysmith | @macbikegeek Yes, I need more scribes! Hahaha. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:19:16 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith Pages layout mode is a real layout tool for the rest of us. Simple and intuitive drag and drop. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:19:17 |
| rsidneysmith | RT @macbikegeek: @rsidneysmith Pages layout mode is a real layout tool for the rest of us. Simple and intuitive drag and drop. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:19:26 |
| rsidneysmith | Q3: What kind of photo editing, and where do you usually need to use your photos? Personally or professionally? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:20:04 |
| rsidneysmith | A2: Built into almost every tool there are template directories for many different documents, incl Google Docs, Slides and Sheets! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:21:10 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith A3: Apple Mac Photos app for cropping, balance adjustments. Mostly family snaps or music performance. Web, FB, email #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:21:40 |
| rsidneysmith | A3: I prepare a lot of blog and podcast images. I take a lot of photos for work and personally and like editing them myself. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:22:27 |
| rsidneysmith | @macbikegeek You’ve consolidated many of your tools on the Apple Mac platform. Good productivity principle! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:23:56 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith @MultiplyingGood any open source Mac graphics tools you recommend? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:25:16 |
| rsidneysmith | A3: Normally for #prodchat, I prepare tweetpics for each of the questions (not tonight), and for each of the weekly topics. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:25:57 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith thx. I have a Mac for my stuff -> lots of Apple Mac stuff. Love the Mac! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:26:07 |
| MultiplyingGood | Hey small #nonprofits. Join me at #prodchat now with @rsidneysmith- talking #graphics, #photo and #video editing. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:26:30 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith and the topic one, too, right? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:26:42 |
| rsidneysmith | @macbikegeek @MultiplyingGood We’ll be discussing this in the next question in a few minutes! 🙂 #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:27:26 |
| rsidneysmith | @macbikegeek That’s great! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:27:36 |
| MultiplyingGood | I have been using @photoscape_ more and more lately Ray. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:27:42 |
| rsidneysmith | @MultiplyingGood @photoscape_ Is it a smartphone app? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:28:45 |
| rsidneysmith | Q4: What photo editing tools are you using? What tips and tricks do you have for photo editing? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:30:07 |
| rsidneysmith | A4: As said before, huge @canva fan! I also use @Photoshop @pixlr and @PicMonkeyApp for a variety of photo editing! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:31:06 |
| rsidneysmith | A4: For more sophisticated editing when I don’t have PS available, I use GIMP (open source) and it is quite competent! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:31:56 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith A4 Mac Photos is it for me at present. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:31:58 |
| MultiplyingGood | @rsidneysmith Yes. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:32:16 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith A4b: I’ve used GIMP in the past but haven’t needed more than what Photos has lately. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:32:57 |
| macbikegeek | @MultiplyingGood @rsidneysmith @photoscape_ also runs on Mac. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:34:00 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith @canva @Photoshop @pixlr @PicMonkeyApp what factors lead you to different apps? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:35:33 |
| mbti_estj | RT @rsidneysmith: Q4: What photo editing tools are you using? What tips and tricks do you have for photo editing? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:36:43 |
| mbti_estj | RT @rsidneysmith: A4: For more sophisticated editing when I don’t have PS available, I use GIMP (open source) and it is quite competent! #p… | 25/06/2015 01:37:04 |
| rsidneysmith | @macbikegeek I’m primarily using it for creating images without backgrounds. #gimp #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:37:53 |
| rsidneysmith | @macbikegeek @canva @Photoshop @pixlr @PicMonkeyApp Specific features and available browsers to me onsite when I’m with clients. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:38:14 |
| mbti_estj | @rsidneysmith I’ll definitely have to check out GIMP! Thank you for the info Ray! #prodchat :-0 | 25/06/2015 01:39:16 |
| rsidneysmith | @mbti_estj There’s supposedly a GIMP skin to make it look like a version of Photoshop too! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:39:40 |
| rsidneysmith | Q5: Do you do any videos for home or work? How often do you publish video? How often would you if it was easier? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:40:04 |
| mbti_estj | RT @rsidneysmith: @mbti_estj There’s supposedly a GIMP skin to make it look like a version of Photoshop too! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:40:54 |
| mbti_estj | @rsidneysmith Awesome! 🙂 #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:41:08 |
| rsidneysmith | A5: I’m launching a weekly #productivity video podcast show so I’ve been learning a LOT about video editing! 😯 #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:41:33 |
| mbti_estj | RT @rsidneysmith: Q5: Do you do any videos for home or work? How often do you publish video? How often would you if it was easier? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:41:34 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith A5: occasionally I’ll video musicians w Canon DSLR. would do more if I had good editing tools (powerful but EZ) #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:41:52 |
| rsidneysmith | A5: I’m also working with many of my clients who are creating YouTube videos to market their business. Also, I deliver webinars. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:42:41 |
| mbti_estj | A5. I don’t do video’s yet, but definitely want to in the future and especially if it was easier. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:43:03 |
| rsidneysmith | @mbti_estj This is where technology is getting better every day to make it easier to plan, edit and publish! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:44:22 |
| MultiplyingGood | My free blueprint using @VideoScribeApp from @SparkolHQ Ray. http://t.co/NeLhCKi7CZ #prodchat http://t.co/HwyEeFLEsw | 25/06/2015 01:45:52 |
| mbti_estj | RT @rsidneysmith: @mbti_estj This is where technology is getting better every day to make it easier to plan, edit and publish! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:46:57 |
| focusonapp | @rsidneysmith A4: Photoshop & Illustrator for creating posters. Would love some tools to create videos. @PowToon comes to mind. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:47:05 |
| rsidneysmith | @focusonapp @PowToon PowToon is pretty fantastic for marketing and training videos! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:48:23 |
| mbti_estj | RT @rsidneysmith: @focusonapp @PowToon PowToon is pretty fantastic for marketing and training videos! #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:49:14 |
| focusonapp | @MultiplyingGood @VideoScribeApp @SparkolHQ unfortunately no free tier 🙁 #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:49:59 |
| rsidneysmith | Q6: What video tools are available to edit video? What are some resources and techniques for video editing? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:50:03 |
| mbti_estj | RT @rsidneysmith: Q6: What video tools are available to edit video? What are some resources and techniques for video editing? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:51:03 |
| focusonapp | @rsidneysmith A6: @Powtoon for animations. #aftereffects templates from @envato, and there’s always @fiverr 🙂 #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:51:59 |
| MultiplyingGood | No, it’s my blueprint that’s free. @VideoScribeApp does have monthly option though 🙂 #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:52:05 |
| rsidneysmith | A5: I have been using Adobe Premiere, iMovie and Final Cut Pro. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:52:49 |
| rsidneysmith | RT @focusonapp: @rsidneysmith A6: @Powtoon for animations. #aftereffects templates from @envato, and there’s always @fiverr 🙂 #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:53:12 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith A5: have to look at iMovie 10 and see if I can actually figure out how to use it. May have to #RTFM or take course #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:53:48 |
| mbti_estj | RT @rsidneysmith: A5: I have been using Adobe Premiere, iMovie and Final Cut Pro. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:54:13 |
| rsidneysmith | @macbikegeek Your library might have online courses. There’s also Lynda .com courses too! #ProdChat | 25/06/2015 01:55:03 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith yes, thanks for that reminder – I’ll have to do that. have to start using @chipublib which I haven’t done to date. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:57:01 |
| rsidneysmith | Next #ProdChat: June 30 – Topic: “Vacations & Productivity”! Have a great week, #productivity enthusiasts! | 25/06/2015 01:58:06 |
| rsidneysmith | Has anyone used any other video tools? Any mobile apps? #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:58:21 |
| focusonapp | @rsidneysmith Thanks for hosting today’s #prodchat | 25/06/2015 01:58:35 |
| rsidneysmith | Thanks #productivity enthusiasts for today’s #ProdChat! Join us next week! | 25/06/2015 01:59:05 |
| MultiplyingGood | Thanks as always for the tips @rsidneysmith! Another informative #prodchat. Looking forward to #Vacations and #Productivity next week. | 25/06/2015 02:00:04 |
| macbikegeek | @rsidneysmith thanks, Ray! Glad to have #prodchat back! May miss next week for in person preso on Apple Watch at Chicago Apple UG. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 02:00:31 |
| mbti_estj | Thanks for the #prodchat Ray! I just downloaded and install GIMP! Awesome open source photo editing tool! Thanks for the info! 🙂 | 25/06/2015 02:05:29 |
| cooperjohnj | @rsidneysmith I’ll be back in Aug. doing an emt class on wed nights right now. #prodchat | 25/06/2015 02:33:02 |
| rsidneysmith | @cooperjohnj Hope your EMT class is going well, and life and family are too! We looking forward to having you back on #prodchat soon! | 25/06/2015 13:48:21 |